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is a weekly publication based in London that covers global news and issues.

The Economist refers to itself as a newspaper, but it holds more in common stylistically with magazines, particularly newsweeklies like and .

The magazine was and is the flagship publication of the , which also publishes the U.S. congressional publications . The British media conglomerate , which owns the , owns half of the Economist Group, and the other half is owned by a variety of investors.

The Economist had in 2012, are in the United States. As of 2009, it was the only newsweekly with a rising circulation in the United States.

Its , and the Economist Group became more profitable in 2009, though and it cut about 130 positions that year.

The Economist has a and is aimed at a . It is highly regarded for its and , a model that has been .

Its editorial stances are generally . Its writing has also been praised for its , though it has also been criticized as and .

The Economist over individual brands, publishing its articles .

Compared with other newsweeklies and global news outlets, the Economist has , and its web traffic ranks well behind that of the competing U.S. newsweeklies Time. In recent years, however, the magazine has placed a new emphasis on using to engage audiences and bring them to its site. The site has also to build buzz for its stories.

The site includes a , with the archives behind a paywall. It offers , and anline subscribers can also browse an online version of the publication’s print edition. The Economist has tried other forms of paid content, including , special reports, books, and , and . , the Economist has provided its subscribers with an of its print edition.

The magazine launched an in August 2011. It also has an app for Apple devices, which it had to in October 2011 in order to comply with Apple’s rules for app subscriptions. As of late 2011, it had in total. In 2012, it reported , with

Crosscut is a nonprofit news site that covers politics, the arts, and culture in the Pacific Northwest, with an emphasis on analysis over breaking news. The site was launched in 2007 by Seattle Weekly founder David Brewster. It is based in Seattle and has seven staff members and about 40 freelancers. The site specializes in…

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